Q165290: WD97: Cannot Reference HeadingStyle Index with String Value

Article: Q165290
Product(s): Word 97 for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:97
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbProgramming kbmacroexample word8 kbwordvba word97
Last Modified: 13-MAY-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Word 97 for Windows 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you try to reference a heading style used to compile a table of figures or
table of contents, the following error message appears:

  Run-time error '13': Type mismatch

CAUSE
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You will receive this error message if you attempt to reference the HeadingStyle
object with a string value. For example, you will receive this message if you
attempt to reference HeadingStyle by using the name of the style.

WORKAROUND
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To reference a heading style that has been added to compile a table of figures or
table of contents, use either of the following methods:

- Reference the style with an integer value.

-or-

- Create a macro that allows you to reference the style by name.

  The following example Visual Basic for Applications macro demonstrates how you
  can reference the style by name without receiving the error message:

        Sub AddRemoveHeadingStyleExample()
           Dim oTOCStyle As Object
           ' Add a user defined style to the document.
           ActiveDocument.Styles.Add Name:="UserDefined Para Style", _
           Type:=wdStyleTypeParagraph
           ' Insert a table of contents
           ActiveDocument.TablesOfContents.Add ActiveDocument.Content
           ' Add User Defined style to TOC HeadingStyles.
           ActiveDocument.TablesOfContents(1).HeadingStyles.Add _
           "UserDefined Para Style", 1
           ' Loop through HeadingStyle collection.
           For Each oTOCStyle In _
              ActiveDocument.TablesOfContents(1).HeadingStyles
              ' Perform conditional on style name to find.
              If oTOCStyle.Style = "UserDefined Para Style" Then
                 ' Remove the style from the TOC HeadingStyle collection.
                 oTOCStyle.Delete
              End If
           Next
  End Sub

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products

listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION
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For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:

  Q173707 OFF97: How to Run Sample Code from Knowledge Base Articles


REFERENCES
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For more information about getting help with Visual Basic for Applications,
please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q163435 VBA: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for Applications

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Keywords          : kbProgramming kbmacroexample word8 kbwordvba word97 
Technology        : kbWordSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Issue type        : kbprb

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